Television station KOSA opened its Midland newsroom, which KOSA Vice President and General Manager Jose Gaona said will help the station cover Midland and West Texas better and because the communities of the Permian Basin are so intertwined. TV personality Alexa Dunson will anchor the station’s coverage from its Midland newsroom.

The Midland newsroom is located on the first floor of Midland Tower, which is located downtown in the 200 block of West Wall Street. Gaona said it is exciting to be part of the growth taking place downtown. KOSA’s main offices are located in Odessa at Music City Mall.

KOSA, the CBS affiliate in Midland and Odessa, is owned by Gray Television, which owns 100 television stations spanning more than 50 markets. KOSA reported it is the No. 1-rated news station in the Midland-Odessa market.

The announcement makes KOSA the only one of the four local news stations with an office in Midland. KWES, the NBC affiliate, operates its station inside Midland County but is west of Farm-to-Market Road 1788. KMID, the ABC affiliate, and KPEJ, the Fox affiliate, list the same address inside the 1500 block of West Interstate 20 in Odessa.